My tumor was removed and I did not require radiation or chemo. I never want to take anything away from someone who had a much ...

Letter writer had a tumor removed but did not need radiation or chemotherapy and wonders, “Am I a cancer survivor?” ...

Miss Manners would prefer that any such label be dispensed with altogether. If it comes up in conversation, you simply say ...

Friends send the letter writer — who is caring for a loved one with Stage 4 cancer — “quick cures for cancer” from social media.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a 1-year-old grandchild who lives 90 miles from us. Our frustration comes from the parents ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am caring for a loved one with stage 4 cancer. She has a life expectancy of a few months -- maybe only weeks. I have some well-meaning friends who feel that it’s helpful to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was “the other one” in my relationship with the person I loved. Even aside from the marital infidelity, the relationship would have been considered scandalous by my lover’s family ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am caring for a loved one with stage 4 cancer. She has a life expectancy of a few months — maybe only weeks. Miss Manners: The wedding dinner is for couples only ...

GENTLE READER: Sorry, but you will have to snatch the fountain pen out of Miss Manners’ cold, lifeless hand before she agrees that electronic messages are as meaningful as handwritten ones.

Because it is certainly more intelligible and less confusing. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am caring for a loved one with stage 4 cancer. She has a life expectancy of a few months -- maybe only weeks.